Furniture Hardware 1820 - 1830

"Furniture Hardware" is a gilded bronze relief by Henry Kellam Hancock, created between 1820 and 1830. This small-scale piece, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features two stylized birds perched amongst delicate rose blossoms and foliage. Hancock, a prominent American artist, specialized in ornamental designs for furniture and other decorative objects, highlighting the refined taste of the early 19th century.